5th Anniversary Celebtration of the ARCCI: hosted by the Ambassador of the Russian
Federation Honorable Yuli M.Vorontsov. Business Roundtable and a Press Conference "Investing in Russia's
Regions" featured the following speakers: Martin Cannon, Vice President and Head of FSU Practice, A.T.
Kearney; David A. Ciagne, Vice President, The U.S. Russia Investment Fund; Sergej Kouzmine, President,
Russian Investment Solutions Fund; Mari Kuraishi, Country Officer, The World Bank; Dr. Suzanne Lotarski,
Director, Europe and NIS Department, U.S. Department of Commerce; Toby Moffett, Vice President, Monsanto;
John D. Nowell, President & CEO, The Defense Enterprise Fund; Emmy Simmons, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, USAID; S. Michaela Siren, Parnter, Price Waterhouse LLP; Patric J. Zumbusch, President, Global
Atmospherics, Inc. General Sponsor: Russian Investment Solutions Fund LLP Sponsors: A.T. Kearney,IMNEX
International, Interfax, Monsanto, Motorola, Price Waterhouse, University of Illinois at Chicago. Held in
the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, D.C. Attended by over 250 guests.
July 29, 1997
Targeting Agribusiness Investment Opportunities in Russia: The Gore-Chernomyrdin
Commission (GCC) Agribusiness Committee's Program for Revitalizing Agriculture Through Regional Invesment
(PRARI). Co-Organizers: The Abt Associates, Inc.,The American-Russian Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
Chemonics International, Inc., Development Economics Grou/Louis Berger International, International
Fertilizer Development Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Commerce-ITA/Basic
Industries, US-Russia Business Council, USAID Midwest Business Development Office, and the World Trade
Center Chicago. Sponsors: Case Corporation Pioneer Seeds. Held at the Inn at the Merchandise Mart,
Chicago, IL.
June 2 - 4, 1997
"The U.S. Investment Forum for Central and Eastern Europe & CIS." Organized
by Pan-European Conferences in association with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the ARCCI. Participants
included prominent U.S. experts and business representatives as well as more than one hundred government
officials and business executives from Central and Eastern Europe. Featured presentations by The World Bank,
The Russian State Committee for Antimonopoly Policy and Promotion of New Economic Structures, ExIm Bank,
The U.S Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, The U.S. Trade and Development Agency,
Miltilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc., The Bank of New
York, and many more. Held in New York City.
February 13, 1997
Breakfast Briefing: "Newly Independent States: Tales From the Front," co-organized
with the World Trade Center Chicago, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Mid-America Committee. Featured
presentations by representatives of Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS)
from Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. Held in Chicago.
February 8, 1997
"Investing in Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan." Organized by the U.S. Department
of Commerce Business Information Services Division (BISNIS), the American-Russian Chamber of Commerce &
Industry, the American-Eurasian Chamber of Commerce, and Chicago Kent School of Law. Roundtable hosted a panel
discussion on new opportunities in Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan with special emphasis on facilities and
programs to support the food processing industry. The program drew numerous representatives form Midwest area
agricultural concerns and other businesses. Held in Chicago Kent School of Law.
January 30-31, 1997
Conference: "Transportation & Distribution in Russia/CIS" co-sponsored by the
ARCCI and co-chaired by the ARCCI president Helen Teplitskaia. Featured speakers included representatives from
OPIC, BISNIS; Sea-Land Service International Ltd.; CIGNA; the U.S. Department of Commerce; McDermott, Will
& Emery; Caterpillar Inc.; Coudert Brothers; PepsiCo Wines & Spirits International; and Benson &
Company, Inc. LLC. Held in Washington DC.
January 14-17, 1997
Visit of a delegation of more than 70 high-level business executives and government
leaders from the City of St. Petersburg. Special meetings and activities organized by ARCCI included a breakfast
in honor of Governor Vladimir Yakovlev hosted by McDermot t, Will & Emery and an investment discussion
meeting at Morgan Stanley. Held in New York City.
January 13, 1997
Conference: "New Perspectives on St. Petersburg and Investment Opportunities for U.S.
Business" organized by the U.S.-Russia Business Council in assosiation with the American-Russian Chamber of
Commerce & Industry. This half-day business seminar featured Vladimir A. Yakovlev, Governor of St.
Petersburg. Held in New York City.
January 9-12, 1997
Conference: "U.S.- Russian Investment Symposium: Financial and Direct Investment
Opportunities in Russia" supported by the ARCCI. Featured presentations by Boris Berezovsky, Deputy Secretary
of the Russian Security Council; Larry Summers, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Richard Morningstar, Special
Assistant to the U.S. P resident and Secretary of State of Assistance to the NIS; Ruth Harkin, President and
CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and David Badger, Vice President of Mars, Incorporated.
Held at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
